Kirkland Signature Local Honey Pulled From Shelves

If you’re a Costco member, you may have noticed that the Kirkland Signature honey has been pulled temporarily. The honey is being re labeled to ensure that it isn’t misleading to it’s members. I reviewed Kirkland Signature twice, the Texas “Local” blend and the Southeast ” Local” blend. And what I found mirror’s Costco’s statement regarding it’s Kirkland Signature Local Honey.

Why Did Costco Pull Their Kirkland Signature Local Honey?

Seems the Vendor which is either Local Hive or Honeytree lied about their manufacturing process. I critiqued Costco for labeling this Honey as local and buying into Local Hive. As part of their local sourcing efforts, I just didn’t get it.

It’s nice to see them trying to be accountable for the words they use that mislead customers and also hurt local beekeepers.

We need less Honey Packers.

This kind of transparency from Costco reinforces why they have such a strong following.

My other website MyWholesaleLife has over 50k Costco members that rave about Costco’s commitment to it’s members. I stated awhile back that this Honey wasn’t raw or local, and our readers went up in arms!

Customer Service Chat

I asked how they knew the honey was blended and not local? She told me that they have partnerships with beekeepers. By working together, they were able to verify that it wasn’t from a local source.

If Costco wanted to make the honey appear locally sourced they would need to partner with local beekeepers.

We’ll see how Costco decides to rebrand the Honey.

Christine says:
“We take these issues very seriously and our members’ trust in Costco and the products we sell is extremely important to us. Upon learning of this issue, we removed all impacted product from our warehouses.
We notified all members who purchased this product between January 2019 and August 2022 with instructions on how to get a full refund.”

As for who those beekeepers are, I’m not sure. But they’re doing their job in protecting actual local beekeepers and keeping Costco’s vendors accountable.

For further details and information about Kirkland Signature Local Honey recall click here.

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